Patents Assigned to MEDFACT Engineering GMBH
  • Device for the displacement of a hollow organ of a patient
    Patent number: 11179548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a balloon catheter (1), which allows esophageal injuries to be prevented by the displacement of the esophagus of a patient during catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. For this purpose, three balloons (7, 9, 11) are provided along a catheter shaft (3), which are arranged at a distance from each other and can each be alternately expanded in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MEDFACT ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Alwin Van Helfteren, Jorg Reinhardt
  • Device for the Displacement of a Hollow Organ of a Patient
    Publication number: 20180042691
    Abstract: The invention relates to a balloon catheter (1), which allows esophageal injuries to be prevented by the displacement of the esophagus of a patient during catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. For this purpose, three balloons (7, 9, 11) are provided along a catheter shaft (3), which are arranged at a distance from each other and can each be alternately expanded in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: MEDFACT Engineering GMBH
    Inventors: Alwin Van Helfteren, Jorg Reinhardt